Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-24
DEFEATED.
THE COMBINATION ORDINANCE DIES
A B0RNIN'.
Spirited Discussions Between C0uncilmel
"A Strong Fight

Council met last night in extra session
with all members present but Harris and
Simison.
The mace fell in the hands of his honor
at 100.
Mr. Healy, when report of railroad com
mittee was called, introduced an ordinance
for the Wichita & Suburban Motor line,
asking the use Of Emporia avenue from
Seventeenth street to Eighteenth street, on
Eighteenth from Emporia to Topeka ave
nue., on Topeka from Eighteenth TO Twenty
first, on Twenty-frst to Hydraulic, north
on Hydraulic to Twenty fifth. The object
OF the extensions is to reach the stock yards
Mr.. Healy also submitted a petition from
property owners asking tnat the ordinance
read be allowed.
Buckridge moved, with Healy as second,
that the rules be suspended and the acdi-
nance be placed on its passage. The mo-
ton carried and the consideration Of the
ordinance commenced. The company is
given nine months for the completion OF
the extension. The ordinance passed unan-
imously.
Mr.. Buckridge moved that the ''consol-
idating" ordinance be read. The motion
OdiiiCu dIu OH PIUChSO up IhCih
ears for the leading feature Of
business for the evening. The life Of the
ordinance continues nineteen years. No
additional rights given by the new fran
chiSe. Three and one-half miles of cable or
electric motor to be constructed within two
and one-half years. Provisions were made
for excepting all streets and avenues
already given to other companies. Law
renee avenue was also excepted and EppO-
ria avenue north of Douglas avenue.
Buckridge thought no streets should be
made exempt, but on three-ffths Of prop
erty owners asking for line the old com
pany should construct it within four
months or forever forfeit the right on that
street or avenue.
1t was moved TO place the ordinance on
its passage and Buckridge suggested a
number of changes. Mr.. English asked
him why he changed his mind since the
last meeting when he agreed to pass the or
dinance with same powers granted in Old
franchise Mr. Buckridge insisted that he
had not changed his mind,
but his amendments rather favored
the old company. He insisted that Mr..
English had no right to vote.
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company and Wichita. He is petafoglng
here. Come in with changes which last
night he said he would not introduce.
Buckridge-This company for six months
has been trying to get this gigantic
| scheme. All this is not needed, and lawy-
ers say so. BY exempting streets we admit
that all others belong to it. Allow this
city to be trampled on for nineteen years
with little one horse railroad All these
fellows came in since company organized.
This company never kept up promises. We
can't afford to accommodate them. |
want some assurance that they are going
to fulfill all these promises. | want some
'assurity' that they will do as promise.
Kenyon-I shall certainly support the
three-tifth recommendation.
Buckridse-That is a very important mat
! ter. | may be wrong in judgment but think
it an important matter.
The vote showed Buckridge and Kenyon
in the negative which lost the motion.
Healy Immediately moved to adjourn
and before the vote the members com
menced to look for hats.
The session was short and decidedly a
spirited one For many months there has
!
thusiasm at times bordering on lost temp
er Each faction seemed to look upon the
position of the other as Every, very re-
diculous" With Buckridge leading the
negative and English and Healy the af-
firmative the others mainly looked on, not
with amusement but with an interest that
seemed to say all were firm in their con-
victions. 1t was no funny matter but as
represented involved many thousand dol
lars in the way of improvements and the
lettering of street railway service. The
negative did not seem to want TO keep
away the improvements but differed in
plans for getting the improvements.
When the council had adjourned for
some time no one left the hall. In fact it
was not until the clerk commenced to
darken the hall that anyone moved for the
door. The conversation was animated in
many instances while each one would eX-
plain to the other the Righteousness of the
,)oSitiOp held nv him